Shadow Spy

Chapter 400 Why did they do this?

Li Junhao nodded and said with some regret: "How is Lieutenant General Hutton doing now? Has he been dismissed? Who will replace him? Scott or Slim?"

Stilwell gave a thumbs up in admiration and said: "You are right. Lieutenant General Hutton was removed from the post of commander of the British-Burmese Army and transferred to India to serve as commander of the Eastern Guard Corps. However, to replace him Lieutenant General Irwin, the former commander of the Eastern Garrison Corps, and Lieutenant General Scott replaced Slim and re-assumed the position of commander of the 1st Division of the British-Burmese Army; Slim has now followed Lieutenant General Hutton to India went to rest.”

"Alas! It's a pity that the only two generals left in the British-Burmese army who can fight a tough battle have been dismissed. This means that the British army is ready to completely abandon Burma." Li Junhao sighed.

"Ah? This is impossible!" The three Chinese generals exclaimed, and Liao Yaoxiang said: "No matter what, Myanmar is a colony of the British. Will they just give up?"

"To be precise, Myanmar is only one of the British colonies. It is still a small colony that is not too important. It is far inferior to India's status." Li Junhao said.

"How could it not be important?" Liao Yaoxiang was anxious, "The Burma Road is now the only military aid channel to support China's war of resistance..." At this point, he also understood, "Oh, my God, I am so kind to the British. It’s not important! They don’t care about our life or death! Are we still allies?”

Yu Shao (born in 1891) was older. Hearing that Liao Yaoxiang (born in 1906) said something a little too much, he immediately pulled him and whispered: "Jianchu, be careful what you say!"

Dai Anlan (born in 1904) also said hurriedly: "General Stilwell, General Panson, please forgive me, Commander Liao was a little excited and his words were not appropriate."

Stilwell was not angry at all, he just sighed softly, and it was difficult to express the behavior of the British "ally".However, although he agreed with Li Junhao's point of view, he still had a glimmer of hope. He hoped that the British army would not completely lose face and really ignore the Allies and evacuate Burma without permission!
At this time, there was a sound of footsteps, and three communication soldiers ran in together. They all reported that an urgent telegram had arrived from the military headquarters. The three division commanders hurriedly got up and took it to read. Before they finished reading, they were so angry that they dropped the telegram and cursed their mothers. .

Seeing the angry looks on the three men's faces, Stilwell was a little surprised and asked, "Generals, what happened?"

The three of them looked at each other and nodded. Yu Shao handed the telegram to Stilwell, Dai Anlan handed the telegram to Li Junhao, and Liao Yaoxiang didn't know what he thought, but handed the telegram to Xiao Yu who was taking notes. , then waved his hand and asked the radio operators of the three divisions to leave the tent.

Li Junhao, who had already made a guess in his mind, finished reading the telegram as soon as possible, waved his hand and said: "General Liao is right, the British behavior cannot be called allies at all, and their selfishness will ruin the entire Burmese war situation." ! General Stilwell, I suggest you reconsider the war in Burma."

After reading the telegram, Stilwell glanced at him, but didn't know what to say. As for reconsidering the war in Burma, could he still bypass the British army?After all, this is a British colony!At this time, he suddenly thought, no, Pan Sen also has a military position in the India-Burma War Zone. If he reconsiders it, he will have to involve him!

Among the three Chinese generals, Yu Shao is the oldest, but he has been in the army since he was 17 years old. Although he has rich military experience, he still has no understanding of international politics, so he couldn't help but said: "But I don't understand. Why did the British army do this? On the one hand, they asked us to stick to Tonggu, but on the other hand, they asked our three divisions to return to them the weapons, equipment and military supplies that the British army had given us. They still used the tone of order, but they did not Do you know that we are blocking the Japanese army here? Without weapons and military supplies, what are we going to fight with?"

Liao Yaoxiang said angrily: "Moreover, our newly appointed commander Luo (Zhuo Ying) of the First Route Army actually asked us to obey this order. It is really the most ridiculous thing in the world!"

Dai Anlan said directly: "I will not accept this order, even if Chief Luo agrees." General Stilwell frowned and said with some embarrassment: "Three generals, don't worry, I will immediately contact the British army It is impossible for us to negotiate with you to hand over your weapons."

Li Junhao suddenly said: "Several generals, I suggest that you immediately send out a rapid reconnaissance force to go to Degong on the western front and Mengzhen on the eastern front to have a look. I am worried that the British troops in these two places have begun to retreat. ”

"What?!" All four generals screamed, including Stilwell.

Stilwell slapped his forehead and said hesitantly: "The British army won't really do this, right?"

"Just go and see and you will find out!" Li Junhao said, "Also, if it is true, if the expeditionary force wants to avoid being surrounded, it will have to divide its troops to garrison these two places."

The three Chinese generals looked at each other and saw the horror in each other's eyes!
Dai Anlan immediately went out and ordered his adjutant to convey the order. He ordered the troops to immediately dispatch two armored reconnaissance detachments to conduct reconnaissance in the directions of Degong and Mengzhen. If any signs of British troops retreating were found, they would report immediately using the vehicle-mounted radio.

When Dai Anlan returned to the tent, the faces of the three Chinese generals were extremely ugly. They never imagined that the British army could be so shameless.

Stilwell's expression was equally ugly. He looked at Li Junhao, who was still there, and asked solemnly: "Ogg, did you expect this situation?"

"What do you think, Joseph!" Li Junhao picked up the teapot and poured freshly brewed scented tea for several people. "Everyone, please sit down! Degong and Mengzhen are less than 80 kilometers away from here, and it only takes less than two hours. Now that I have received a reply, it will not be too late to respond. Don’t worry, if the British army really retreats, even the Japanese army will not be able to believe it for a while, and there will be enough time for the expeditionary force to respond."

The four generals all thought this was "extremely good"!Yes, even the Japanese army would not believe that the British army would do such a ridiculous thing, but in fact it may become true before their eyes!

At this time, the four of them had actually basically agreed with Li Junhao's judgment.

"General Pan Sen, can you tell us why the British army did this?" Yu Shao couldn't help but ask this question again, because it was too uncomfortable in his heart.

Li Junhao organized his words in his mind and said: "Because this involves the British's position on the colonies and their views on interests..."

(End of this chapter)